Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and Jim Petersen

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan and Jim Petersen played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 6 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 3-3. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Jordan
vs.
Jim Petersen
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
Jim Petersen:
1984-85 to 1991-92
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
3
3
0
Jim Petersen
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 37.2 6.3 6.7 3.01.3
Jim Petersen 6.5 4.0 0.30.30.5
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 44 14 9 55
Jim Petersen 13 6 2 12
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 6

games		 3

games		 6

games		 6

games		4

games
Jim Petersen 0

games 		2

games		 0

games		 0

games		1

game
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 0

games		 0

games		1

game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 18, 1984
1. Bulls 96   Michael Jordan 18 3 8 3 0 1 2 45 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Rockets 104   Jim Petersen 5 3 0 0 0 3 3 18 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 15, 1987
2. Bulls 96   Michael Jordan 43 3 3 2 1 2 2 43 17-43 .395 1-4 .250 8-9 .889
Rockets 107   Jim Petersen 13 6 2 0 0 2 3 25 6-8 .750 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 16, 1987
3. Bulls 96   Michael Jordan 44 4 5 4 0 4 5 43 15-28 .536 0-1 .000 14-14 1.000
Rockets 97   Jim Petersen 8 3 0 0 1 0 2 26 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 12, 1987
4. Bulls 112   Michael Jordan 44 3 9 5 5 3 3 40 16-28 .571 0-0 - 12-12 1.000
Rockets 103   Jim Petersen 4 4 0 1 2 2 2 20 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 22, 1988
5. Bulls 114   Michael Jordan 32 11 8 1 1 2 3 38 16-20 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 98   Jim Petersen 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 13 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1990
6. Bulls 128   Michael Jordan 42 14 7 3 1 1 3 34 17-25 .680 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000
Warriors 113   Jim Petersen 7 6 0 1 0 2 4 19 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 0-0 -
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